Binder for crates, boxes, &amp;c.



' No. 800,228. I PATENTED SEPT. 26, 1905 B. N. MAULL.

BINDER r011 GRATES, BOXES; &c. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 29, 1904.

W i xz/V assesl 11 \72 1m. by I ers employed upon EDWARD N. MAULL, OFCRESCENT CITY, FLORIDA. BINDER FOR'CRATES, BOXES, are.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 26, 1905.-

Application filed February 29, 1904. $eria1No. 195,927.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EDWARD N. MAULL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Orescent City, in the county of Putnam and State of Florida,have invented a newand useful Binder for Crates, Boxes, and the Like, ofwhich the following is a specification.

' This invention relates to the flexible bindcrates, boxes, and similarclosures, and has for its object to provide a flexible binder havingslidably disposed thereon flexible plates bendable with the binderboxes, and the like protect the binder.

With these and other objects in view, which will appear as the nature ofthe invention is better understood, the same consists in certain novelfeatures of fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, andin which corresponding parts are denoted by like designating characters,is-illustrated the preferred form of the embodiment of the inventioncapable of carrying the same into practical operation,

it being understood that the invention is not necessarily limitedthereto, as various changes in the shape, proportions, and generalassemblage of the parts may be resorted to without departing from theprinciple of the invention the crate or box,

or sacrificing any of its advantages, and the right is thereforereserved of making all the changes and modifications which fairly fallWithin the scope of the invention and the claims made therefor.

In thedrawings thus employed, Figure 1 is a perspective view of aportion of one of the improved binders as furnished for application tocrates, boxes, and the like. Fig. 2 is a perspective view, enlarged, ofone of the slidable attachments. Fig. 3 is an end iew of a crate withthe improved binder applied. Fig. 4 is a View of portions of theabutting ends of the binder with one of the improved attachments appliedas a guard thereto. Fig. 5 is an enlarged View of one of the binders atone ofits bends. l

The binders employed upon crates, and similar closures are generally ofWood, bent around the corners and nailed to and in thus bending the woodit is liable to partial fracture and cause a weakboxes,

. ening'of the binder at the corners of the crate.

.The partial fracture of the binder also produces rough and jaggedsplinters, which preconstruction, as hereinafter any occurs, cut off. Bythis sent an unsightly appearance, besides catching upon surroundingobjects or the clothing of persons passing by and often resulting intearing the binder loose from the crate or box. To avoid theseobjections is the principal object of the present invention, whichconsists, primarily, of a flexible binder member 10, having slidablydisposedthereon flexible plates 11, preferably of metal, and mountedslidably upon the binder, so that they can be adjusted opposite thepoints Where the binder is to be bent and then bent with the latter overthe corners of the crates, boxes, and. the like (shown at 12) and notonly form a guard to prevent the splinters caused by fracture of thebinder at the bends from protruding, but also frequently entirelypreventing the fracture of the binder. The plate also formsa cornerguardtothe crate or box, which not only protects the same, but materiallyincreases its strength and comeliness of appearance.

Means will be employed for mounting the plates 11 slidably upon thebinder 10, so that they can be adjusted longitudinally thereof to adaptthe binder for application to different sizes and forms of crates,boxes, and similar closures. Y

Binders of any length, together with a supply' of the plates eitherseparately or threaded upon thebinders, may be furnished to shippers andothers requiring them and read ily applied, the plates being adjustedlongitudinally to correspond to the sizes or forms of the closures andthe surplus material, if means binders may be constructedlong enoughforthe largest crate or box and quickly applied thereto or as quicklyapplied to the smaller sizes by cutting off the surplus material, theslidable plates being readily adjustable to all sizes and forms ofclosures, as will be obvious.

An approved means is shown for slidably mounting the plates upon thebinders, consisting in lateral projections 13 at the ends of the platesfor bending beneath the same with their free ends interfolded, asat'let, andforming loops or guideways for slidably engaging the binder,as will be obvious. By this simple arrangement a very convenient,practical, and efficient device is produced by which the strength ofthe-binder is materially increased and at small expense and the crate orbox firmly supported and protected at the corners and the adjacent endsof the binder likewise protected and guarded.

Nail-holes 16 Will preferably be formed through the binder members atsuitable intervals, and nail-holes will also be formed through theplates 11 to receive the securingnails and obviate any liability of thesplitting of the binder by careless nail-driving by the packers.

The binder members may be of any required size or length and of anysuitable material, but will generally be of the size and materialusually employed for this purpose.

The improved binder Will be especially applicable to securing thecrates, cases, or boxes containing fruit, but may be employed for anyform or size of such closures or to closures employed for any purpose.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is-- 1. As an articleof manufacture, a binder for crates and the like, comprising a bendablestrip and a guard member slidably embracing the strip and capable ofbeing set to any point thereon and of bending therewith to protect thestrip at a bend therein.

2. As an article of manufacture, a binder for crates and the like,comprising a bendable strip, and a guard member slidably embracing thesame and capable of being set to any point thereon and of bending Withthe strip to protect the same at a bend therein, the guard beingprovided with a perforation for the reception of a fastening to lix thesame upon the strip.

3. As an article of lmlnul'acture, a binder for crates and the like,comprising a bendable strip and a guard member in the form of a plateprovided at opposite ends with loops slidably embracing the strip, saidguard capable of being moved to any position upon the strip and bendablewith the latter to protect the same at a bend therein.

4. As an article of mamil acture, a guard for binder-strips comprising abendable plate provided at opposite ends withtransverselydisposed alinedloops for the reception of a binder-strip.

5. As an article of manufacture, a guard for binder-strips comprising abendable plate provided at each end with opposite lateral extensionswhich are bent to form a loop with the ends of the extensionsinterloldcd.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto afiixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ED\VARD N. M AULL.

Witnesses:

FRED ANDERSEN, PAUL G. SMITH.

